Chapter 1170: No Choice

The Fourth Prince's mood had improved a lot.

The Crown Prince was defeated, so he lost another opponent, raising his chance of victory.

Now it depends on Ye Liuyun whether he can handle the Seventh Prince's three hundred Earth Sovereign stone men!

He reckons it shouldn't be too hard for Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun told him to use the time to cultivate, essentially to keep him occupied and not constantly dwell on the failed ambush.

The Fourth Prince guessed correctly. In Ye Liuyun's city‑defense plan, they weren't needed at all. If even the Fourth Prince has to fight, it basically means the city has been breached and they should evacuate.

Ye Liuyun gave his Token to the Fourth Prince, letting him transfer the points.

It turned out the beasts killed in that battle also counted toward points.

And the points the Crown Prince's side earned from capturing beasts were deducted.

While everyone was rejoicing, Zhuge Feiyu began asking Ye Liuyun for a way to deal with the stone men.

"Let the stone men enter the city!" Ye Liuyun said outright.

"Let them in?" Hei Feng opened his mouth, shocked. "What kind of strategy is this?"

Zhuge Feiyu thought for a moment, saw Ye Liuyun's determined gaze, and nodded in approval.

The Fourth Prince quickly realized that Ye Liuyun intended to seize all those stone men.

Only Hei Feng looked puzzled, watching the smiling few, and since no one explained, she simply didn't ask.

In any case she wasn't needed; she could just watch the spectacle. If anything went wrong, she'd be able to flee faster than anyone else.

Ye Liuyun had Zhu Youfu take out an invisible Formation Plate, which would be useful later.

He then recalled his Skeleton Puppet, the beasts, and the people around him, and also ordered three thousand Metal Puppets to gather on the front city wall in formation, ready to fight.

Although Zhu Youfu hadn't guessed what Ye Liuyun was up to, he had absolute trust in him.

Whatever Ye Liuyun asked him to do, he would do without question.

The Seventh Prince led three hundred stone men, and before reaching Stone City, had them march in formation.

These stone men stepped in unison, moving with great momentum.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The stone men's synchronized footfalls echoed from afar.

Ye Liuyun and the others on the wall could feel the ground's tremor.

Zhuge Feiyu smiled at Ye Liuyun: "The Seventh Prince's stone‑men formation certainly has impressive momentum!"

Ye Liuyun also smiled: "Whose team it is remains uncertain! I don't even know if he only has these three hundred stone men!"

In truth, Ye Liuyun was also worried that the Seventh Prince might have more stone men. If so, his plan would need to be adjusted, perhaps even a war of attrition.

They waited on the wall for the Seventh Prince's attack.

When the Seventh Prince arrived at the foot of the city, he did not launch an immediate assault.

He also saw the Metal Puppets on the wall. Though numerous, their level wasn't as high as his stone men. One stone man could take on ten, so it wasn't a problem.

He wanted to test whether Ye Liuyun could handle his stone men.

"Ye Liuyun," he shouted from below, "how do you find my stone army?"

Ye Liuyun, indeed confident about the stone men, replied: "Not bad! Seventh Prince, why don't you sell these stone men to me, then we won't have to fight. How about it? My Metal Puppets and your stone men are both valuable; let's not waste them, okay?"

"So Ye Liuyun also thinks my stone men are good! Looks like he's not confident of winning!"

Hearing that, the Seventh Prince thought Ye Liuyun was worried he couldn't beat the stone men and didn't want a hard fight.

"If we sell the stone men to you, will you surrender the city?" the Seventh Prince asked further.

"Of course not! We're currently dominant; how could we hand over Stone City? I just want to make a deal, not waste these puppets; it has nothing to do with winning or losing."

"You wish!" the Seventh Prince gave Ye Liuyun a cold stare.

He relied on the stone men to dare challenge Ye Liuyun; selling them would be like surrendering without a fight.

"Since Ye Liuyun also isn't sure he can beat me, let's have a trial! These stone men came for nothing anyway. Winning is best, losing doesn't matter; after all I never expected to win!"

The Seventh Prince, thinking this, stopped the idle talk and ordered the stone men to commence the siege.

"Alas!" Ye Liuyun sighed and began to activate the Formation.

He originally wanted to give the Seventh Prince a chance, not take too much advantage. If the Seventh Prince were willing to sell him the stone men, he would purchase them with Spirit Stones.

But the Seventh Prince insisted on a test, so Ye Liuyun had no choice but to seize those stone men.

Ye Liuyun's Formation Flags were placed outside Stone City, covering the entire city within.

After the stone men entered the Formation's range, he immediately used the Formation to block outsiders' sight.

At the same time, he opened the city gates wide.

Later, he pulled the Metal Puppets into the Space World, and together with the others, hid within a concealed Formation.

Although the stone men were given Divine Sense, granting them some sentience, obedience remained their top priority.

They cannot, like Martial Cultivators, analyze complex situations, nor do they know fear.

The command they received was to siege.

Whether jumping from the wall or charging through the gate, the stone men saw no enemy.

The Seventh Prince, outside the Formation, was now frantic.

Once the stone men were covered by the Formation, they lost contact with him; he could no longer issue new commands. The Formation blocks Divine Sense detection.

He wanted to rush into the Formation, but feared falling into Ye Liuyun's trap.

Now unable to see the stone men's siege, he paced anxiously in place.

After the stone men rushed into the city, they could no longer receive new orders, nor see any enemy.

Having completed their siege command, they could only stand there, awaiting further orders.

Ye Liuyun's earlier Skeleton Puppet had shown this situation. It possessed some sentience but was utterly inflexible, only obeying commands. Hence he knows these puppets very well.

Next, they released a clone, and together used Divine Soul Power to erase the Seventh Prince's Divine Sense one by one, then left their own Divine Sense.

Attacking a Kuailei's Divine Sense is not easy either. Each Kuailei has a Formation that protects its Divine Sense.

But the two of them, working together and relying on the Divine Soul's great strength, can barely tear a hole in the Formation, then pour in Nether Ghost Fire, burning the Seventh Prince's Divine Sense.